The Optimist Lyrics

In the back of the matinee, sitting on velvet Tilt your head back when the trailers play, red light exit Oh you’re breathing in when you’re ready Oh you’re breathing dust ...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Take it slow with a pocket full of quarters With a hand like that, he's gonna win it all In the approach, locking eyes with the dealer Showing his teeth, he plays the...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] You give some and you take a little It works out sometimes better than others Oh, never got my chance to say it Oh, but I can be so cruel [Chorus] Oh, the light i...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] The city towered my car the first night I got in At your favorite bar with the guy who owns it Oh, it's just like you called it And oh, you never got it [Chorus] ...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dark, tropical Brooklyn That heat won't let you lie Boy arms around boy shoulders Dark curls above his eyes [Chorus] Nothing left to do But watch the street undo...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Head like a lit match, shifting your weight back Half tipping over, this isn’t over They just make noise, again and again and again And they’re just boys, again a...Read Full Lyrics

[Intro] I never was so good before I never was so good before [Chorus] I'm gonna be a drag I think I'm gonna find you later I'm gonna be a drag I'm gonna cross the...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] I know when to go I know when to go Take my time down the hall With my eyes up on the wall I hear my shoes and I hear my sigh I watch myself walk out from the light...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Got fat coming off your spit It goes around and around and around Black shoes coming off the dirt Kick down, kick down, kick down [Chorus] My woods, my road, it's...Read Full Lyrics

[Chorus] Human nature doesn't always come easy You can watch it over and try to find a way to teach me [Verse 1] She doesn't need me, God it's so appealing But it hu...Read Full Lyrics